Latch for headlights and the like



g- 5, 1930. c. w. DAKE 1,772,177

LATCH FOR HEADLIGHTS AND THE LIKE Filed Nov. 7, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1w .2; if? y-J51 I .3 F

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LATCH FOR HEADLIGHTS AND THE LIKE Filed Nov. '7, 1927 Patented Au 5,1930 b ES W. DARE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T THE PYLE-NATIONALCOM- PANY, OF CHICAGQILLINOIS, A CQBJPORATION OE hl'EW JERSEY Larisanon. nnanmamrs Arm THE Ema application filed November 7', 1927. Serial.Fe. 231,586.

My invention relates to improvements in latches for headlights and thelike and has for one object to provide a new and improved form of latchor closure which will look-the I headlight door so as to make a tightsnugject is to provide a latch which has a kick out or opening eflect.Other objects will appear from time to time throughout the specificationand claims.

My invention is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in theaccompanying drawings, wherein-- Figure 1 is-a detail side elevationshowing the latch in the closed position;

Figure 2 is a front vlew; Figure 3 is a plan view; Figure 4: is a sideelevation showing the latch in the open position with the door about toraise the latch to ermit engagement;

Figure 5 is a si e elevation showing the latch about to open the door;

Figure 6 1s a perspective view of the adj usting sleeve Fi ure 7 is adetail perspective of a modified orm of latch.

A is a housing, A a door suitably pivoted on the housing in any suitablemanner not here shown. It will be noted that the housin and the doormake a snug fit one with the ot er. A is a bracket mounted on thehousing. It has an arm Aextending forwardly lug A to assist inpositioning the door with respect to the housing. A

B is the latch. It has a hub B rotatable on the pin A held in placethereon by a washer B and castellated nut B with cotter pin B.

46 Extending forwardly from the sleeve B is the hook element B having agenerally cylindrical pin engaging surface B, an outwardly inclinedcramping surface B" and. an upwardly inclined handle B. B is a kick outfoot projecting downwardly from the sleeve VB and adapted when the partsare in the position shown in Figure 5 to engage the front face of thelug A to open the door.

Cis a latch pin on the cover; C is an eccentric adjustable latch sleeverotatable on the pin C. This latch sleeve has a plurality of spacedapertures C therein. C is a locking screw which may pass throughdiametrically opposed apertures C and through an aperture in the pin Cto hold the eccentric sleeve rigidly in adjusted position on the pin C,the screw being on the lower side or the side where the head will notcome incontact with the latch. It will be noted from the arrangementshown in Figure 4 that as the doorcloses with the latch in its closedposition the latch handle will be engaged by the in so that the doorwill tend to open the latc camming the latch up as shown 1n Figure 4until the surface B comes into engagfment with the eccentric adustingsleeve w en the operator ma rotate tge handle downwardly and cam t edoor s ut.

It will beunderstood'of course that while I have shown my latch asapplied to a headlight or lantern door, the latch may be equally aswellapplied to any door where it is possible for the door to close in adirection parallel with the latch and where it is possible to have thelatch and holding pin project laterally beyond the edge of the door andit will also be understood that this latch might be used for any type ofclosure such as boxes and the like and while I have shown the eccentricadjustment as associated with the holding pin and not with the latch itwill be ObVlOllS that any arrangement of parts whereb the efi'ectivedistance between the ivote screw and that part of the pin where itengages may be adjusted, will accomplish the pur ose as is accomplishedin the preferred orm shown. Such an arrangement might take the form ofan eccentric bearing for the hook quite as well as the eccentric bearingfor. the sleeve.

F is a stop associated with the latch pivot and F is a limit member onthe latch ada ted to engagethe stop to limit the motion 0' the latchdownward through the locking position whereby the latch can never fallappre' ciably below the position shown in Figure 1 so as to insure thatmovement of the door toward the latch will always find the latch in suchposition that it can be cammed open for engagement by I claim:

1. In combination with a latch for doors and the like, a holding memberadapted to be engaged by the latch and means for adjusting the distancebetween the latch engaging portion of the holding member and the latchsupport, said means comprising a pin, an eccentric sleeve rotatablethereon, means for locking the sleeve in adjusted position.

2. The combination with two movable elements of means 'for locking themtogether comprising a latch pivoted on one and a holding member carriedby the other, means carried by the latch for engaging the holding memberand locking the two elements together, a plurality of cams carried bythe latch, one of them adapted when thelatch is rotated away from thelocking position to force the two elements apart, another adapted whenthe latch is rotated toward the locking position to draw the twoelements together, a third adapted when the two elements move toward oneanother to raise the iatch to permit it to engage the holding memer.

3. The combination with two movable elements of means for locking themtogether comprising a latch pivoted on one and a holding member carriedby the other, stops associated with the latch to-limit its motion towardand from the locking position, a cam carried by the latch adapted to beengaged by the holding member to rotate the latch into the open positionupon movement of one of p the elements toward the other, this cam beinglocated on and made a part of the latch handle.

Signed at Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 20th dayofOctober CHARLES W. 1mm.

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